Mr. Chairman, thank you again for giving us this very valuable time.
Under Article XX of the agreement, either party can terminate the agreement with one month's written notice. Also, in order for there to be an agreement, both countries, Canada and the United States, must give their consent.
Why did you not provide for both parties to have to agree before the agreement can be terminated? At the present time, either one of the two can terminate the agreement after 23 months if it is unsatisfied with an anti-dumping provision, for example.
In these negotiations, did you ask for both parties to have to agree to termination before it can happen?